A great raconteur and mentor of the urban folk and blues revivals, Dave Van Ronk (1936–2002) was a leading figure in the Greenwich Village music scene for more than four decades. His autobiography inspired the upcoming Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis, which features a performance of "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)." Van Ronk's version from 1961 is one of the 54 tracks on this new compilation from his classic albums. A fitting introduction and tribute to "the Mayor of MacDougal Street," it features 16 previously unreleased recordings. Highlights include "Black Mountain Blues," "My Baby's So Sweet," "Betty and Dupree," "Gambler's Blues," "Willie the Weeper," "If You Leave Me, Pretty Mama," "Oh What a Beautiful City," "Garden State Stomp," "Buckets of Rain," "Motherless Children," and "In the Pines."